BANGKOK, May 18 — Malaysia’s number one men’s singles shuttler Lee Zii Jia is on track to clinch his first title of the year after eliminating the tournament’s eighth seed Chou Tien Chen of Chinese Taipei to book a place in the final of Thailand Open at the Nimibutr Stadium today.
The world number 10 men’s singles ace defeated Chou 18-21, 21-12 and 21-13 in 66 minutes.
After the match, Lee said he was happy with his performance today despite having to come back from a set down to win the game.
“My overall performance has improved and I just hope that I can win in the tomorrow final, knowing that it is going to be a tough match-up against Angus Ng,” he told the press.
Sixth seed Lee will take on Hong Kong’s Angus Ng Ka Long tomorrow after the latter defeated the home favourite and former world champion Kunlavut Vitidsarn 21-14, 18-21 and 21-19.
— Bernama
